Historical Geology 103, Spring 2009 (last updated 5/24/09)

Time: M/W 11:30 to 12:50

(Link for 103L Laboratory Schedule)

Instructor: Cassandra Strickland, cstrickland@columbiabasin.edu

Photo (left): John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon (NPS photo). Photo (below): Mososaur skeleton (photo courtesy of Mike Everhart, Oceans of Kansas)

Prerequisites: Geology 101 or instructor permission

Concurrent Enrollment: Geology 103L Historical Geology Laboratory

Lecture Textbook: Evolution of the Earth, by D. Prothero and R. Dott, Jr.

Course Description: Geology is the study of the solid portion of the Earth. It is divided into two broad categories, physical geology and historical geology. Historical geology is a dynamic study of the origin of the Earth. This includes Earth’s continents, atmosphere, oceans and life. Scientists studying historical geology try to understand how the planet has changed in the past 4.5 billion years. In this course, you will learn how fundamental geologic principles (like plate tectonic movement and geologic time) and organic evolution (fossils) are connected to one another in a complex system.

For Field Trip information, click here!!!

Spring Quarter 2009 Lecture Schedule: (THIS SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Week of		Tentative Topic Schedule	Chapter
APRIL	6^th	syllabus Time & Changing Earth Evolution of Geologic Science	1, 2
	13^th	Intro to Fossils & Evolution Geologic Time Scale & Concepts of Stratigraphy	3, 4
	20^th	Dating the Earth, Relative dating	4
	27^th	Test 1, Monday. Dating the Earth, Absolute dating Origin of the Earth	5, 6
MAY	4^th	Origin and Movement of Continents	7
	11^th	Out sick
	18^th	Cryptozoic History of the Earth First Life on Earth Early Paleozoic Cambrian,	8,9 10
	26^th	Test 2, Tuesday Study Sheet click here Ordovician Mid Paleozoic Late Paleozoic No Class Monday, Memorial Day	11, 12, 13
JUNE	1^st	Mesozoic	14
	8^th	Cenozoic Life	15
	15^th	Final: TBA (Test 3)

EXTRA CREDIT- tba

LEARNING LINKS:

Evolution vs. Creationism: reading sources (some online) by National Academy of Sciences

Evolution Everything

Big Bang Theory, NASA

Discovery of Dinosaurs in North America

Fossil collecting in Washington

John Day Fossil Beds, OR

Oceans of Kansas

Tests: 3 @ 75 pts, multiple choice.

Homework: 6 at 10 pts each. Assigned randomly throughout quarter. Late homework is assessed a 10% late charge per day late. If you are absent on a day homework is assigned, you are still expected to turn it in on time, and will be assessed late penalties as warranted.

FIELD TRIPS: See link above or lab syllabus! John Day Fossil Beds

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